A whole morning of us each doing our own things again (this is getting to be a habit). Huffle watched his beloved Stoke beat Man City (and he really didn't expect that and his was very pleased as he whooped around the room), I sewed lots of knitted squares together for my blanket whilst listening to Sam Smith and Kasabian in peace (well apart from a few interruptions - Smallest getting me to check his teeth, both boys getting me to read their journal entries and Huffle running up the stairs cheering loudly), and the kids played on the IPads.
Huffle skyped Grandma and then we all went out for dinner in Uxbridge. We took Monopoly Deal with us to entertain us while we waited for our food. After dinner we visited the Charity Shop and picked up some bargains. Huffle got a pair of Dockers Shorts (brand new with labels), Ralph Lauren shirt and a Tommy Hilfiger Shirt. I got a red coat (not designer but I like it) for just $4 and the boys bought a load of glassware which they are going to make into garden ornaments. After picking up a couple of cakes for tea from the bakery, we all had a gelato and sat in the park watching the silly squirrels chase each other.
The boys played hide and seek and then we drove home. Huffle and I cleaned the pool and went in to cool off and the boys practised a puppet show which they then performed (much later, though it wasn't clear they had practised at all!) to Huffle and I up at the pool. We had to pay 50c each for our tickets and we had to clap after each act (of which there were supposed to be fifteen). If we didn't clap, we were told that we would be fined $5. There didn't seem to be a lot of structure to the performance and we wondered if the puppet tent would fall into the pool many times.
In the end, the boys got bored and hot and went in the pool and the puppet show was abandoned. Then we realised it was late and it started to get dark and rainy looking so we all went in. This is not as easy as it sounds. There were many many many soft toys to collect (and one fell in the pool and is currently drying in the sun room) and the tent covering got wet too, plus there was the usual amount of squabbles and I stood on a piece of glass which stuck in my foot and then stuck in my hand. All good now.
We had our tea whilst watching the end of The Amazing Spider Man.
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